main; principal; chief; primary; major
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
materials; data; document
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
hidden room; secret chamber
discovery; detection; finding
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to spit out; to eject; to dump
because of; owing to; due to
imprisonment; incarceration
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
stay of execution; suspended sentence
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
both sides; two sides; double-sided
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
life imprisonment; life sentence
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
secret; private; surreptitious
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry